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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
The Savigny Talmettes 2012 is one of the very best wines I have tasted from this appellation. In the nose - slightly reduced - but with a lovely involving display of red fruits - strawberries, pomegranate and cherries. On the palate focused with a lovely display of ample fruit ... vibrant with charm …
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The 1990 Gevrey Les Cazetiers from Philippe Leclerc is a rustic and quite youthful wine. In the nose rustic red berry fruit with strong notes of tar and a earthy minerality. On the palate - muscular and intense - quite openly knit with with a almost Rhone like fruit. Not the most focused wine ... …
[Read more...] about Philippe Leclerc, Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1990
The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Hubert Lignier is still very youthful and a real powerhouse. In the bouquet intense dark fruits, cherries, liquorice, oriental spices and a hint of sous-bois. On the palate quite dense and dark fruit, it's rich but also quite rustic with abundant tannins ... really …
The Latriciere Chambertin 1991 from Jean and Jean-Louis Trapet is a old school and somewhat rustic Burgundy. In the nose red and dark berry fruit - raspberries with some sweeter red fruit notes - spiced with truffle peels, sous-bois and tar. On the palate quite intense and edgy with plenty of grip …
[Read more...] about Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils, Latriciere Chambertin 1991
The 2007 Batard-Montrachet from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is a sensational wine - and among the best white Burgundies I have tasted. The bouquet is crammed with orchard fruits - very intense but still cool, crisp and airy with a beautiful supporting mineral note. It's young but the complexity is …
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